House of the Dragon was a very good present, however it’s not good, and that may very well be an issue going ahead.

House of the Dragon Season 1 is completed. The season was fairly dang good general and has helped to make up for the horrible finish of GoT. Nor is the present achieved in any respect. We are getting extra seasons, with season 2 already introduced. It is likely to be some time earlier than we get the second season, nonetheless.

This isn’t a foul factor general, spending extra time on it might lead to a extra high quality product. With that in thoughts, there are some points the present might want to deal with in season 2. This goes to delve very deeply into e book spoilers. If you wish to keep away from deep e book spoilers, cease now. With that warning, let’s check out what these points are.

***BEWARE, HERE BE SPOILERS***

The Danny Problem 

This is an issue that I’ve felt House of the Dragon has had for the reason that get-go. The present has at all times been a bit tied to Daenerys. The story was first conceived as a parallel for Danny’s, and episode one in all House of the Dragon makes this clear with a point out of her.

Here’s the difficulty. The central battle in House of the Dragon is important if a feminine Targaryen might be nearly as good a ruler as a male one. It’s a query of monogyny. The drawback I’ve is that whereas everyone knows that actually the reply is sure, GoT already answered the query. We’ve already seen a Targaryen Queen, Danny, and the outcomes have been horrible. Even worse, wanting on the e book, Rhaenyra does some fairly dangerous issues after which loses in the long run. It’s fairly odd if the purpose of the tales is that ladies find yourself failing at being queens.

Who Do You Root For?

Another subject I believe Season 2 could have is the query of who to root for. Who are the nice guys right here? Fire and Blood, the e book, is a way more gray story than say A Game of Thrones. The present is maintaining with this. Pretty a lot everybody has achieved some actually dangerous issues. Even Rhaenyra was a part of a plot to kill an harmless guard to assist faux her husband’s dying. As the story goes on the evil shit everybody does simply will get worse and worse. It’s going to be significantly arduous to say that any of the individuals listed here are good, and that makes it a bit arduous to root for individuals.

Who are the Main Characters in House of the Dragon?

Another subject is with who’re the principle characters on this present. In Season 1 it’s fairly clear, however that’s not going to be as clear in season 2. The subject right here is that Fire and Blood are written as a historical past e book, not a story one. This means that only a few individuals have actually satisfying narrative story arcs. There are already numerous characters within the present, and there are about to be an entire ton extra.

A whole lot of these individuals present up briefly and turn into necessary solely to die off quick. In truth, most characters find yourself dying. It’s sort of arduous to observe individuals as your heroes in the event that they carry on dying. That’s why George RR Martin needed to cease killing off his predominant characters in GoT. On high of that numerous the principle characters, particularly Rhaenyra, do actually do an entire ton after this level within the e book. It’s a bit odd.

Season Two Will Have to Deal With a Lack Of Scenes Together

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Another drawback House of the Dragon Season 2 goes to have to repair is a scarcity of characters having time collectively. Due to the deadliness of dragons every time they battle it just about at all times ends with the dying of 1 or each side. This means you actually don’t get numerous good rivalries constructed up. Those that exist are likely to not be well-developed or satisfying. Take Criston Cole.

He’s a serious participant and antagonist too Rhaenyra. Yet he dies in a random battle with out ever seeing Rhaenyra once more. Or take Aemond One-Eye and Daemon. Their closing battle is in some ways the climax of the story. Yet they don’t actually have a longtime rivalry and in addition aren’t going to fulfill once more. I believe it’s one thing they actually need to cope with.

Let us know what you consider these points down within the feedback. 

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